Live coverage: Get analysis, fact-checking and expert commentary on GOP debate

Ten Republican presidential candidates considered to be the most prominent by Fox News will participate in Thursday night’s GOP debate, which is being hosted by Fox. A live blog from the McClatchy Washington Bureau will begin at 5 p.m., an hour before the debate, and continue throughout and after the event. Expert observers of the political scene will provide insights, analysis, fact-checking and commentary. The debate begins at 6 p.m.